Booley hut

The National Monuments Service's description

This is one of eight huts (MA084-004001- to MA084-004008-) ranged in a cluster around the N and NE sides of a small natural basin or fold, through which a stream flows, on the lower SW slopes of Knockmore. A notable feature of this cluster is that the huts tend to occur in pairs. The location is locally named ‘Prawke’, and, according to tradition, the huts were associated with booleying. This hut lies 2m SSE of another hut (MA084-004001-) on the crest of the slope overlooking the bottom of the basin. It comprises a small shallow hut hollow (D 0.25m), roughly square in plan (N–S 2.4m, E–W 2.1m), defined around its rim by small stones. On the western side and part of the south- ern side single lines of stones (Wth 0.9m × H 0.2m) protrude from the sod, possibly indicating wall lines. There is also a large stone (L 0.5m × Wth 0.4m) at SW corner.

The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.

Date of upload: 29 November 2018

References

Gosling, P., Manning, C. and Waddell, J. (eds.) 2007 New Survey of Clare Island, Volume 5: Archaeology. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy.